(La Porte, IN) - Police in La Porte used a flock camera database to quickly recover a car allegedly stolen by the owner’s girlfriend.

Denise Jones, 40, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 6 felony vehicle theft.

According to court documents, officers on Valentine’s Day were called by a man reporting his girlfriend took his Pontiac Grand Prix without permission three days ago and never returned it the previous night as promised.

The officer entered the license plate number from the car into a Flock camera database, which revealed the car had recently been at a specific location on Michigan City’s north side, police said.

In response, police said the officer reached out to Michigan City Police, which quickly located the car and Jones behind the wheel.  Jones was transported to the La Porte County Jail where she was also booked on a charge of resisting law enforcement.